Capital Area Community Action Agency
Crisis Assistance Eligibility

Who Is Eligible?
Applicants whose gross total household income is 150% or less of the current Federal Poverty Income Guidelines qualify for this program. The income guidelines for LIHEAP are updated annually by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services.
Note: Only Priority clients will be served the first 15 days of each month.
1) Sixty years of age or older;
2) Disabled (Documentation required)
3) At least one child under age 5; and
4) Single Mothers living in poverty.
All other clients will be served during the last 2 weeks of each month.

LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)


Eligible applicants must have a total household income less than 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, and provide a copy of their energy bill. Eligible households may receive one regular home energy benefit in a 12-month period. In addition, eligible households may also receive one crisis benefit during the heating season and one crisis benefit during the cooling season. The bill has to be past the due date to be eligible for a crisis benefit.

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance program is called LIHEAP. They assist low income people and families with their heating and cooling bills. This program is therefore, a year long program that is available 12 months a year. To qualify for the LIHEAP assistance, you need to qualify. We provide the current Federal Poverty Rates nationwide below.

You are automatically qualified for LIHEAP assistance if you participate in the SNAP food stamps program, TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or the SSI program through Social Security.

Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2024

Persons In Family	Earnings (100% Fed Poverty Guideline)
1	$15,060
2	$20,440
3	$25,820
4	$31,200
5	$36,580
6	$41,960
7	$47,340
8	$52,720

*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get legal aid from some offices, they use a sliding fee scale. When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.

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